Coffee as sunscreen

Posted in Sun, Coffee, Cancer, Fitness on November 1, 2007

A study done at Rutgers University in New Jersey, USA, shows that caffeine in combination with exercise gives protection agains UVB. This is the radiation in sun light that can cause skin cancer. The Americans gave hairless mice (which are very sensitive to skin cancer) water with caffeine, or a wheel to run in or both or neither. All mice had UVB light shone on them from a lamp. The mice that had the water with caffeine and the wheel had the least incidents of skin cancer. Only caffeine or only exercise worked as well, but not as well as the two together. The scientists haven’t found an explanation for this yet. Also they emphasize that it still has to be researched if it works the same in humans.

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One Response to “Coffee as sunscreen”

Health Watch Center said on November 2nd, 2007 at 2:34 pm:
Hi there… interesting info ..

Drinking coffee and practicing regular exercise can prevent skin cancer in the individuals who have sun damaged skin. Coffee and exercise encourage the production of tumor blocking protein in the body which helps to prevent the condition.